Eastchester High School

Eastchester High School is located in Westchester County, New York in the town of Eastchester. A part of the Eastchester Union Free School District, it is a former U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon school[2] with approximately 1009 students. Graduates have gained acceptance to schools such as Bucknell University, The Johns Hopkins University, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, Cornell University, Notre Dame, the University of Virginia, the University of Miami, Tulane, Haverford College, and Stanford.[3] Eastchester High School is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Eastchester High School
Address
2 Stewart Place

Eastchester
,
New York
10709

United States
Coordinates40.9614°N 73.8102°W / 40.9614; -73.8102
Information
Established1927
School districtEastchester Union Free School District
PrincipalJeffrey Capuano
Teaching staff69.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment947 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.61[1]
Color(s)Navy & scarlet
Team nameEagles
RivalsHarrison High school huskies, Scarsdale High School Raiders, Pelham High school Pelicans
Websitewww.eufsdk12.org/Domain/8

History

A junior high school was added to the High School in 1955, and two years later another wing was constructed to make up what is now known as Eastchester Middle School. The original gym and an auditorium were built at the High School in 1932, and a second gym was opened there in 1985.[4] In late 2017, a fringe group of students started a political movement known as "EHS Revolution". Their main agenda was to grant students more rights in the form of a students' union, and improve the hostile relations between the students and staff. Despite quickly gaining support for this movement, they ultimately ended up fading into obscurity as the school cracked down on the protests.[5]

Academics

Eastchester offers 16 AP classes as well as several courses for college credit in conjunction with colleges in New York State.[6]

Athletics

Eastchester High School offers a number of varsity sports team competing in New York State's Section 1 including football, soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, track and field, tennis, hockey swimming, cross-country, lacrosse, and wrestling.

Eastchester's athletes have achieved considerable success. Eastchester's girls tennis team captured the New York State singles title in 2002 and 2004.[7] Eastchester's Varsity Softball Team won New York State Championships in 1990 and 1991, with their head coach, Thomas "Skip" Walsh, First Base/Pitcher, Bonnie Bell (Shelton), and Pitcher Jennifer Satriale (Weitman), all subsequently inducted into the New York State High School Softball Hall of Fame.[8][9]

Notable Players:

  • John Doherty - MLB Pitcher, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox, EHS Class of 1985.

Notable Coaches:

  • Ron Rothstein – Coach of the several NBA teams was both a physical education teacher and the varsity basketball coach in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Notable alumni

Filming location
  • Eastchester High School was used as a filming location in the 1982 film The World According to Garp. Many students from the graduating classes of 1981–1984 appeared in the film that featured Robin Williams.

References
  1. "EASTCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. "Archived Information Blue Ribbon Schools Program" (Microsoft Word).
  3. "Eastchester's Class of 2016 College Acceptances" (PDF).
  4. http://district.eastchesterschools.org/m/mod/data/view.php?d=25&rid=1090
  5. https://www.instagram.com/ehs_revolution/?hl=pt-br
  6. "Eastchester High School Departments and Courses".
  7. "Player Bio".
  8. "Softball: Bonnie Bell, Bill Shaw earn New York State Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  9. "Softball: Hall of Fame Additions Jen Satriale".
  10. "Westchester's Doug Crane, Master Animator, Cartoonist, Dies At 85". White Plains Daily Voice. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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